Coronavirus (COVID-19) Franchise News

Grandy’s, a fast casual restaurant serving homestyle comfort food that’s cooked slow and served fast, announced today the opening of its newest franchised location in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning is proud to announce the start of a new Tucson carpet cleaning location in the Arizona market.

DermaEnvy Skincare, A growing Canadian Laser, Skincare and Medical Aesthetics franchise, is continuing it’s national expansion with the opening of their seventh clinic, in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island.

As the high-street reawakens to a new ‘normal’ the nation’s favourite coffee shop*, Costa Coffee, has re-imagined the conceptual design and digital customer journey of one of its flagship stores following the impact of COVID 19.

Bahama Buck’s Franchise Corporation entered 2020 in hopes to celebrate its 30th year anniversary with a mass amount of celebration.

Safe From Spread - a commercial sanitizing and disinfecting company that is helping protect businesses from the spread of viruses and bacteria, including COVID-19 - has signed a deal with NBCUniversal.

The RE/MAX Collection announced a list of renowned speakers for its Luxury Forum, which will be held virtually September 24 from 8:00 am to 12:40 pm MT.

Bricks & Minifigs - a rapidly expanding one-stop-shop franchise concept for all things LEGO® - has announced that it will be adding a new piece to its brand: a new logo.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLWS) reported results for its Fiscal 2020 fourth quarter and full year ended June 28, 2020.

TeamLogic IT, a franchise network of managed IT service providers, has experienced double-digit sales growth and expanded its footprint across the country to include more than 200 locations over the last 12 months.

Lift Brands, a parent company of fitness-minded businesses, including Snap Fitness, 9Round International and Fitness on Demand today announced three team members who will transition into new executive roles.

Oasis Senior Advisors has announced the honorees of the company's annual awards of distinction.

The Glass Guru recently congratulated another 18 of it’s franchise locations for posting their top revenue numbers in the history of their respective franchise locations during July.

Whimsy’s new gluten-free cookies mimic the iconic signature sugar cookie and have been crafted to taste just like the original.

Dream Vacations continues to make investments to support its network of home-based travel agents.

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice - the premier concept in the frozen dessert category - is continuing its swift national expansion and is bringing its tasty frozen treats to their second location in Texas.

Hillsboro, Oregon’s Todd Barth, franchise owner for Home Instead Senior Care, is among a select group of successful franchisees across North America named as a 2020 Rockstar Franchise Owner by Franchise Business Review.

Red Mango® Yogurt Café Smoothie and Juice Bar is teaming up with Pitaya Foods to introduce Power Bowls made with a blend of superfruits and topped with whole fruits, coconut and granola.

Pizza Guys, a California-based pizza restaurant that specializes in fresh, high quality food, is looking to continue its momentum in southern California by announcing expansion plans for San Diego.

Filta Environmental Kitchen Solutions (Filta) is pleased to announce the launch of Filta Shield, a two-step disinfectant and sanitation service for surfaces.

Being healthy has become more important than ever, so it should come as no surprise that the small but growing IV therapy category is becoming increasingly appealing to prospective franchisees. And THE DRIPBaR has the growth pipeline to prove it.

Chicken Salad Chick Founder Stacy Brown invites the community to celebrate the first anniversary of her Rome franchise restaurant from Aug. 24-29.

Clean Juice®, the first and most prolific USDA-certified organic juice bar franchise, proudly welcomes Amanda Hall as the new Chief Operating Officer for the Clean Juice brand.

theCoderSchool is excited to celebrate its sixth year educating kid coders. Founded in 2014, the brand has grown to over 45 locations since its inception, and is continuing to open locations around the country despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nathan’s Famous, Inc. is expanding in Dubai and the Middle East through a variety of partnerships and deals aimed at bringing the iconic brand to fans across the region.

East Coast Wings + Grill (ECW+G) released data showing overall sales in June and July of 2020 that were equivalent to those same pre-pandemic months last year.

Chicken Salad Chick, the nation’s only southern inspired, fast casual chicken salad restaurant concept, announced today it will be expanding in Kentucky with its newest restaurant in Owensboro.

Big Blue Swim School, one of the nation’s fastest-growing swim school franchises, recently ranked 3,750 among Inc. magazine’s 2020 list of 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America.

Conserva Irrigation, the only national outdoor irrigation company founded on the concept of water conservation, announced the addition of six new territories.

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. reported entering into a First Amendment to its Existing Credit Agreement on August 20, 2020 with its existing syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as a lead arranger and bookrunner.

Blink Fitness announced that they will be reopening , in accordance with local and state reopening guidelines in New York State, Long Island, Westchester, Syracuse, Rochester and New York City gym.

As businesses across the country react to the uncertainty brought by COVID-19, Scooter’s Coffee, the quickly-growing drive-thru coffee franchise, continues garnering recognition for its strength during and after the pandemic.

As hundreds of thousands of U.S. schools prepare for in-person learning, it is no surprise that cleanliness and disinfection are top-of-mind, according to a recent survey conducted by OpenWorks.

Chicken Salad Chick announced it will be expanding in Texas with its newest restaurant in Birnham Woods Spring.

Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning continues to grow its presence in the Northeast by announcing its newest location in Maryland.

Wayback Burgers, America’s favorite hometown burger joint, and one of the nation’s fastest-growing burger franchises, recently opened a new location in Woodbridge, VA.

This year, World Senior Citizen’s Day (Aug. 21) takes on a whole new meaning.

7-Eleven, Inc. is launching Sips & Snacks 2.0 and Californians get to be first to try them.

Gold’s Gym was recently honored with Franchise Update Media’s 2020 award for “Most Innovative Use of Customer-Facing Digital Tools.”

Muscle Maker, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRIL) the parent company of Muscle Maker Grill and Healthy Joe’s announced its financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2020 and would like to provide a general business update.

Fajita Pete's, a concept known for "fresh off the grill" fajita delivery, will triple its locations in the next few years by leaning into the factors that have always set the brand apart.

Pizza Hut and First Book announced the launch of Empowering Educators.

Tutor Doctor has created a pod-based tutoring program that provides safe and structured learning, either online or in-person, to a group of two to six students.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC announced today that Ventura County Property Shoppe, a leading Ventura, California, independent brokerage, has affiliated with the BHGRE® brand.